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Mixed Minerals

Friday, 11 November 2022 06:00 PM

Introducing the "Mixed Minerals" gallery which is part of our New Additions galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including cerchiaraite-(fe), friedelite, and ludjibaite and more from places like Esquire #7 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States, Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey, United States, and Atwood mine, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, Untited States.

Cerchiaraite-(Fe)

#59669
Locality
Esquire #7 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States 
Formula
Ba4Fe43+O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl 
Availability
Available
Price
$75.00
Size
2 x 1.5 x 1 cm - Thumbnail 

Dark blue massive Cerchiaraite-(Fe). The Esquire #7 deposit share type localities with two other localities.


Cerchiaraite-(Fe)

Collection
Robert E. Walstrom collection

Friedelite

#AH59365
Locality
Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey, United States 
Formula
Mn2+8Si6O15(OH)10 
Availability
Available
Price
$60.00
Size
3 x 1.5 x 2 cm - Thumbnail 

Textbook free-standing peach colored Friedelite crystals to 1mm.


Friedelite

Formula
Mn2+8Si6O15(OH)10 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Massive, Tabular 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
brown, brown red, yellow, light pink, dark red 
Streak
pink 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle - Uneven 
Hardness
4-5 
Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection

Ludjibaite

#59265
Locality
Atwood mine, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, Untited States 
Formula
Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 
Availability
Available
Price
$85.00
Size
3 x 2.5 x 2 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
phosphate , copper  

Dark green groups of spheroidal Ludjibaite collected by the late Robert Walstrom.


Ludjibaite

Formula
Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 
Crystal System
Triclinic 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
blue green 
Streak
bluish white 
Class
Triclinic - Pinacoidal 
Hardness
Collection
Robert E. Walstrom collection

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